Comments on: Tomato, Tomahto

By: free2write

free2write — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 09:34:27 +0000

we don’t need the fda to respond to a free market;
companies that create unsafe products
will go out of business if the nanny-state
would simply let the marketplace alone;
the press informs the public,
the public makes informed decisions –
otherwise, please leave us alone.

By: bfd

bfd — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:23:32 +0000

My…. my…. someone slams Mande and her groupies come to the rescue!!! She reports news that has been out 5 days…. Others have stated that the rest of her facts are 2-3 years old….. Alot of dribble.

By: R.Hayden

R.Hayden — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:29:51 +0000

If that is your defense to shoddy research, that is truly sad.

And I admit, I regularly fail to impress. That is why I choose not to do certain things in a public forum. I know I am not a pro, so I don’t pretend to be one.

My “problem” is that I want to trust FitsNews, but Ms. Wilkes’s makes that difficult.

By: Scooter Libby's Lawyer

Scooter Libby's Lawyer — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:36:57 +0000

Negatron is right on the money on this. The problem is the Republicans gutted the regulatory and investigatory mechanisms that were working to keep us safe. Just like they did in the EPA, the FTC, the FCC and the Justice Department.

The idiots in the GOP always say Government doesn’t work, then they spend millions to get into office and prove it.

By: fitsnews

fitsnews — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:39:24 +0000

R Hayden,

We think Mande’s rocking it out, personally.

Perhaps your problem is that you’ve “failed to impress” more than a few times yourself, but fortunately they make pills for that.

-FITSNews

By: R. Hayden

R. Hayden — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:13:44 +0000

I don’t think the FDA is worrying about “breast plant innards” or “STD vaccinations” anymore considering both of those reports were written in 2006. It is now 2008.

I am a no journalist, but if you want to argue that the FDA has been too busy investigating frivolous products recently to adequately regulate America’s food supply, then you should probably cite to ongoing or recent FDA investigations.

Once again, Ms. Wilkes fails to impress.

By: flounder

flounder — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:57:55 +0000

I notice that no one wants to handle the fact that the outbreak is probably due to illegals that won’t wash thier hands… We have good hearted liberals that want to post bi-lingual traffic signs, check the number of illegals being hit by cars on Ashley Phosphate Rd in North Chuck, for assumed no habla english that still mightn’t bother to read the signage if they are literate.

Imagine if Al Queda did this the way the Rajhneeshis hosed a salad bar in Washington State, to keep voters from the polls… but Al Ja Gorea would be taking credit already.

By: Negatron

Negatron — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:43:54 +0000

Maybe if the Republicans weren’t trying so hard to eviscerate our government agencies, they would do a better job.

By: Eat smart and healthy

Eat smart and healthy — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:49:27 +0000

It is not just the FDA that is at fault with this one. Once again our federal government has created programs with unintended consequences. Billions in subsidies given to produce corn yet very little to support the local farmer producing healthy produce for his local community.

Support your local farmers markets.Help increase the production of healthy food in our local areas so we do not rely on cheap mass production methods such as these. This example above could have one huge farm with the ability to contaminate vegetables in every state .

The answer, from an environmental standpoint and a health standpoint, is more healthy food produced closer to home.

By: bfd

bfd — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:35:17 +0000

Nice to know that you have broken a story that came out 5 days ago….